Wikimedia-boston November 2012

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Party?
by Sven Manguard 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

I know it's short notice, but is anyone interested in doing a little party for the tenth birthday of Creative Commons licenses? [1] The CC people are calling the birthday the week+ of December 7 to December 16. That gives us two full weekends to find time to do it, if we're interested. I'd imagine something along the lines of an edit-a-thon... with cake. Alternatively, we could just do cake. Frosting and keyboards don't tend to go together very well. Thoughts? Sven Credit for bringing this up goes to NaBUru38 at [2] [1] http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC10 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost#10_years_of_…

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Re: [Wikimedia-boston] Nov 2-4 Physics Textbook Hackathon
by Samuel Klein 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

We'll definitely have an online backchannel. I'm trying to get a group working on an etherpad + irc. Currently posted a thought @ wikibooks and pointed to it from other book-writing communities (pls point your favorite communities to it :) http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Reading_room/Projects#Open_textbook_… SJ On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 5:54 AM, Jean-Jacques . <jjrousseau10(a)gmail.com>wrote: > My field is philosophy of physics and if there is anyway I can participate > remotely, I would love to. Please advise. Cheers. > On Oct 15, 2012 5:29 PM, "Samuel Klein" <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Interested in going to this? I'll be there for at least part of that >> weekend. >> >> From: Dora Gao <dora(a)boundlesslearning.com> <dora(a)boundlesslearning.com> >> >> My name is Dora and I work for an education technology company called >> Boundless in Boston. I am reaching out to you regarding a textbook >> hackathon Boundless is hosting in a few weeks. >> >> We're pulling together a group of Boston area physics teachers, grad >> students, researchers, and undergrads with TA experience to join us at >> Boundless for a hackathon weekend. Essentially, it's a way to meet and >> mingle with fellow physicists enthusiasts while creating a free, open >> physics textbook for students and teachers to use soon. To create the >> textbook the group will be pulling from free, openly-licensed educational >> sources online (we'll explain the whole process during a fun orientation >> night). Here's some more info about the hackathon: >> http://textbookhackathon.eventbrite.com/ >> >> I would love if you could share the event with your physics contacts! >> >> A little background on Boundless <http://www.boundless.com>: The >> company is based in Boston and has raised almost $10M in venture capital to >> date. We're is aiming to make education more affordable and accessible for >> students by curating the best open educational resources. We currently have >> free, open textbook alternatives for eight subjects, and physics is one >> we're planning to share with the community soon! >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "awesomeknowledge" group. >> To post to this group, send email to awesomeknowledge(a)googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> awesomeknowledge+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "awesomeknowledge" group. > To post to this group, send email to awesomeknowledge(a)googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > awesomeknowledge+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Fwd: [berkmanfriends] Participatory Curation - a conversation with Ethan Z and David W
by Samuel Klein 27 Nov '12

27 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Weinberger <self(a)evident.com> Date: Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:08 PM Subject: [berkmanfriends] Participatory Curation - a conversation with Ethan Z and David W To: Berkman Friends <berkmanfriends(a)eon.law.harvard.edu> Cc: jeff goldenson <jgoldenson(a)law.harvard.edu> Dear Berkfriends, At 5pm on Tuesday the 27th (i.e., next Tuesday) Ethan Zuckerman and I are going to have an informal conversation about the benefits and challenges to libraries and the communities they support now that everyone is a curator. Does participatory curation democratize, isolate, both, neither, something else? We'll talk for a while but open it up quickly to the group. This discussion will be held 5-6pm in the Labrary, a popup library space at 90 Mt. Auburn where the Library Test Kitchen has installed projects and provocations by students in a Harvard Graduate School of Design class looking at the future of libraries. You're invited! And bring a friend. - David Weinberbger ---------- You are subscribed to the BerkmanFriends discussion list. Mailing list options: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/lists/info/berkmanfriends Mailing list members: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/lists/review/berkmanfriends Reminder: emails sent through this list are considered on-record unless otherwise noted. -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Wikimedia New England chapter?
by Sven Manguard 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

Hello there everyone. The point of this email is very simple. I want to gauge how much support we have in the New England Wikipedian community for forming a chapter. The idea was discussed at the April 22nd general meeting, but hasn't been brought up since. If there's enough support coming from this list for moving forward, my goal would be to have some sort of draft document *ready for final discussion and possible approval* by the next annual general meeting in five months. Hence why I'm asking now. I'd appreciate it if you got back to me with your thoughts, whether it be yes, no, or something else entirely. Many thanks, Sven

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries event today!
by Sven 17 Nov '12

17 Nov '12

Hey everyone. Just wanted to give you all a last minute reminder that the WLL event at the Cambridge Public Library main branch is today, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. I hope to see you there! Sven

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WLL@Cambridge notices in the press and online
by Arend Sluis 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

What my quick Google search found (leaving out the notices on Alyssa's blog, the CPL website, and Wikipedia). Arend. 1) Editor's Pick at Boston.com http://calendar.boston.com/cambridge_ma/events/show/293426605-wikipedia-lov… and in the print edition of the Globe as well (yesterday) http://bostonglobe.com/arts/2012/11/14/boston-area-events/SSYmTPb05ohemIvgm… 2) Cambridge City website http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/citynewsandpublications/news/2012/11/wikipedi… 3) Massachusetts Study Network http://mastudies.ning.com/forum/topics/wikipedia-loves-libraries-at-the-cam… 4) Harvard Blog (see entry on 9/10/2012) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/

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Announcing GLAM Boot Camp US 2013
by Dominic McDevitt-Parks 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

Hello Boston-area Wikipedians, I am excited about all of the recent activity in the Boston area, especially with the success (and future success) of Wikipedia Loves Libraries. I want to announce another GLAM-related event we're planning in the US for those of you who are interested in the idea of GLAM. Wikimedia DC, in cooperation with the National Archives as host, is organizing GLAM Boot Camp, a new model event in which those of us with extensive backgrounds in GLAM projects will be giving a workshop to share experiences and teach skills relevant to the GLAM-Wiki project. The concept for this event was developed at GLAMcamp London, and the concept behind it is to give experienced Wikipedians the skillset and confidence they need to engage in GLAM projects so that, ultimately, GLAM-Wiki will be more representative of the regular Wikipedia editing community. At GLAMcamp, the lack of broad community participation from different types of contributors was identified as one of the effort's key problems. So this is for all of you Wikipedians who like the conce of helping libraries, museums and archives share their knowledge with Wikipedia, even if (especially if) you aren't actually experienced in doing that yet. With Wikimedia DC's help, we are planning to cover the travel costs of all attendees, to ensure that money or geography are not a barrier to participation. I would like to invite anyone who is intrigued to please indicate your interest by answering a few short questions on this Google form: http://goo.gl/TCiYx. This is especially important so we can pin down the ideal weekend to hold the event, and the sooner we get responses, the sooner we can reserve the venue. To learn more about the GLAM Boot Camp, please see the more detailed description and proposed program at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Boot_Camp. Thanks! Dominic -- Dominic McDevitt-Parks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Dominic

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries outreach and edit-a-thon, this Saturday!
by Sven Manguard 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Hello everyone. This Saturday, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, I will be hosting a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event at the Cambridge Public Library main branch. Full details of the event are at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge_Public_Library/Wiki… I would greatly appreciate it if we had a strong showing of Wikipedians, especially because we have ten librarians/archaists/nonprofit-workers showing up for the event, and it would be nice from an outreach standpoint to be able to demonstrate that we have a thriving local community. Additionally, this event was brought to us by Arend Sluis, the President of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library, and by Alyssa Pacy, the archaist of the Cambridge Public Library, and I get the feeling that if this event goes well, there will be opportunities for future events. But more importantly than all that, I hope you come because this is going to be a fun experience! If you're interested and haven't signed up yet, please do so (space is not a concern for this event, but heavens forbid if we were to run out of food). I look forward to seeing you there! Sven

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Meetup tonight, Denny's talk tomorrow
by Samuel Klein 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

Dear all, There's a meetup tonight - I'll only be there briefly at the start - and we held it in Clover again because we haven't heard back about a good place near BU to have a Boston-based meetup. BUT! It would be great for the next meetup to be in Boston. At any rate, if you can't make it to either tonight or tomorrow's meeting, but want to find out more about the library wiki-events this month around town, please write to this list! Regards, SJ

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Reminder: Wikipedia Loves Libraries Boston is TODAY
by Sven Manguard 10 Nov '12

10 Nov '12

Wikipedia Loves Libraries event at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library is *today, November 10, 2012, from 1:00 to 4:30 PM.* * *GorillaWarfare is the event organizer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston_Public_Library/Wikiped… * *has all the details. Hope to see you there! * *Sven* *

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